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Sir Mohamed Mansour donates to The Independent’s campaign to build safe refuges for domestic abuse survivors

Businessman ‘proud’ to support Brick by Brick appeal as more than £500,000 in donations floods in for women and children fleeing abusive partners

The Independent UK

The UK’s NHS to roll out free antismoking pill. Will it work?

The UK’s National Health Service hopes the drug will help reduce the cost of treating serious illnesses.

Al Jazeera

Streeting’s hospital league table plan riles NHS medics and bosses

Health secretary says controversial scheme for trusts in England is necessary to raise standards

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New NHS ‘ping and book’ service will encourage women to attend cancer screening

Under the plans, starting next month, women will be pinged reminders that the are due or overdue an appointment for breast screening.

Evening Standard

'Game changer' stop smoking pill to be rolled out on NHS

It is hoped Varenicline will help tens of thousands of people give up smoking each year

Evening Standard

New ‘game changer’ stop smoking pill to be given to thousands on NHS

Experts say the pill could help 85,000 people quit smoking a year

The Independent UK

‘Game-changer’ pill to help people stop smoking to be rolled out on NHS

Varenicline works by tackling nicotine cravings and also helps with withdrawal symptoms, such as irritability and trouble sleeping.

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NHS backlog would not be as bad if No 10 had agreed beds funding, inquiry told

NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard has given evidence to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Pay for NHS chiefs to be linked to performance with ‘no more rewards for failure’, Wes Streeting says – as it happened

Health secretary to confirm announcement in speech later this week

The Guardian - UK

NHS chief warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign

Exclusive: Amanda Pritchard speaks out against domestic abuse suffered by NHS staff as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent UK

Weight-loss jabs could ‘overwhelm already stretched’ services, NHS chief warns

Ozempic and Wegovy prescriptions are ‘game changers’ but could ‘overwhelm’ the NHS, says its chief

The Independent UK

Unemployed to be given weight-loss jab to help them back into work

The new trial aims to gather evidence of the effects of the drug tirzepatide – sold by pharmaceutical company Lily under brand name Mounjaro

The Independent UK

NHS England to screen 100,000 babies for more than 200 genetic conditions

Experts say sequencing whole genome of newborns will be ‘transformational’ in earlier diagnosis and treatment

The Guardian - UK

Newborns screened for genetic conditions in ‘world-leading’ NHS research

More than 500 blood samples have already been taken from newborns at 13 NHS hospitals as part of the study, with plans to scale up to around 40 units.

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NHS boss calls out ‘predator’ surgeon who harassed junior female medics

Amanda Pritchard, NHS England chief executive, has condemned the ‘appalling behaviour’ of Oxford University Hospital-based surgeon Mr James Gilbert, who was found to have sexually harassed four female colleagues

The Independent UK

NHS funding warning following Reeves’ £22bn black hole announcement

NHS must ‘live within its means’ chief executive warns health leaders

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting pledges billions to GPs in order to ‘fix front door’ of NHS

Health secretary wants to bring back family doctors, cut pressure on hospitals and solve pay disputes

The Independent UK

Starmer’s strongest warning yet to striking doctors: I won’t give 35 per cent rise

Exclusive: As junior doctors prepare to start another five-day strike on Thursday, Keir Starmer has used his strongest language yet to warn Labour will not meet their pay demands

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The Guardian - UK

NHS is ‘struggling’ but ‘not destroyed’, chief in England says

Amanda Pritchard rebuts claims service is broken but tells health conference major investment needed

The Guardian - UK

‘Health MOTs’ planned for people aged 65 and over arriving at A&E in England

NHS head to announce upfront tests to identify underlying conditions in hope of reducing hospital overcrowding

Evening Standard

What is the cancer vaccine? NHS patients to be offered trial of personalised jabs

The new cancer vaccine scheme is the first of its kind in the world

The Guardian - UK

NHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine

Jab personalised for individual’s tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ amid high hopes of stopping disease returning

Evening Standard

‘Day of shame’: Rishi Sunak and NHS apologise to infected blood scandal victims after damning inquiry report

Prime Minister promises ‘comprehensive compensation’ following ‘terrible injustice’ spanning decades

The Guardian - UK

Women having ‘harrowing’ births as hospitals hide failures, says MPs’ report

UK birth trauma inquiry finds women variously mocked, ignored, fobbed off with paracetamol and left permanently damaged

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NHS Chief Praises Princess Diana For Sharing Cancer Diagnosis

NHS CEO praises Princess of Wales for sharing cancer diagnosis, emphasizes awareness and support for patients.

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